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Household of Thomas Speaks (born 1818, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Speaks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Speaks, born in 1818 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Speaks, born in 1828 in Godmanstone, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Reginald P (born 1860 in Leigh, Dorset, England), Agnes M (born 1861 in Leigh, Dorset, England) and Mabel K A (born 1866 in Leigh, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Gov, Lina A (born 1847 in Germany), Thomas's Visitor, Lionel B (born 1857 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1848 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah J (born 1854 in Williton, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1861 in Kinson, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Speaks's household

Male

Thomas

Speaks

Head
Female

Jane

Speaks

Wife
Male

Reginald P

Speaks

Son
Female

Agnes M

Speaks

Daughter
Female

Mabel K A

Speaks

Daughter
Female

Lina A

Fischer

Gov
Male

Lionel B

Woodforde

Visitor
Female

Mary A

Steer

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Marks

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Pearse

Servant
Female

Mary E

Sibley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Speaks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Speaks

Head

Married

63

1818

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Jane

Speaks

Wife

Married

53

1828

Godmanstone, Dorset, England

Reginald P

Speaks

Son

Single

21

1860

Leigh, Dorset, England

Agnes M

Speaks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Dorset, England

Mabel K A

Speaks

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leigh, Dorset, England

Lina A

Fischer

Gov

Single

34

1847

Germany

Lionel B

Woodforde

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary A

Steer

Servant

Single

33

1848

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Marks

Servant

Single

29

1852

Devon, England

Sarah J

Pearse

Servant

Single

27

1854

Williton, Somerset, England

Mary E

Sibley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kinson, Dorset, England

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